Ideas for really nice soft drinks

JennyP

Any ideas for really delicious soft drinks for guests who don't drink alcohol? I'm thinking something that feels like a treat but doesn't cost the earth!

good_advice

The apple flavour drink from our sodastream is really nice. We often make it and chill in the fridge.

FairyPrincessk

There are plenty of reasons someone might not drink (many religions advocate being teetotal, many women eschew alcohol during pregnancy, many can't drink whilst on medications, some don't like the taste, others don't like the effects or find it difficult to regulate the amount). Although I do drink I also often don't fancy it. Here are some of my favourites:

Sparkling water with a slice of lime and crushed mint, elderflower cordial in sparkling water with the above as garnish..

sparkling water with a squeeze of lemon and some lavender sugar (make into a sugar syrup if you want to make up a jug).

I've never tried it but I've heard of making a ginger flavoured sugar syrup and adding to soda water.

Cranberry juice and lemonade, orange and soda, pineapple juice and soda or look into 'mocktails' some of which can be made cheaply, others which will need several fruit juices.

krlyr

I like the J2Os as a soft drink option, often half price in the supermarkets too.

JennyP

FairyPrincessk wrote: »

There are plenty of reasons someone might not drink (many religions advocate being teetotal, many women eschew alcohol during pregnancy, many can't drink whilst on medications, some don't like the taste, others don't like the effects or find it difficult to regulate the amount). Although I do drink I also often don't fancy it. Here are some of my favourites:

Sparkling water with a slice of lime and crushed mint, elderflower cordial in sparkling water with the above as garnish..

sparkling water with a squeeze of lemon and some lavender sugar (make into a sugar syrup if you want to make up a jug).

I've never tried it but I've heard of making a ginger flavoured sugar syrup and adding to soda water.

Cranberry juice and lemonade, orange and soda, pineapple juice and soda or look into 'mocktails' some of which can be made cheaply, others which will need several fruit juices.

Those are really, really lovely ideas and far more imaginative than anything I came up with.

I'm wondering if you can chill fruit flavoured herbal teas the way you can chill normal tea? Personally I love ginger green tea and wonder if I'd like it cold.

themull1

I like the mango J2O and the white grape and red grape shloer. I don't drink because i don't like the taste of alcohol particularly, and i don't like hangovers!

Gingernutty

Sainsbug's lime c[STRIKE]a[/STRIKE]ordial with sparkling mineral water. Made up with lime cordial ice cubes.

TryingReallyHard

While I was pregnant I used to make mock minutia with crushed ice, lime, mint and a splash of Apple juice/soda water...lovely and refreshing and nearly as good as the real thing!

sweetilemon

Mock cocktails are nice for a little one off, same with ginger beer but all night I would stick to sparkling water or diet coke if I wasn't drinking.

PasturesNew

Ginger Beer. Not ginger ale or wine... beer.

maman

NICHOLAS wrote: »

Don't drink alcohol???? They muslims or sumfink?

I drink a lot of soft drinks but that's because i don't drink tea or coffee.

Give them 8 cans of red bull, they'll feel drunk after that :beer:

I'll be glad when the school holidays are over.